caries

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In proximal cavities attacked by this kind of caries, separate freely on the lingual side, and fill with tin.

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  1. noun Decay of a bone or tooth, especially dental caries.

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  • T. caries is another pathogen that causes bunt, or stinking smut, of wheat. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Tilletia caries, and T. Ward (Procter and Gamble, Cincinnati, Ohio) for supplying a culture of —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • The association between restorative material and future caries was assessed by survival analysis. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • While poor diet and oral hygiene play a role, cavities are actually caused by a disease called caries, which is five times more common than asthma, Dr. Riggins said. —  QCOnline Metro News
  • And the study confirmed that children with early childhood dental caries are at higher risk for developing new carious lesions at a later age. —  Health News from Medical News Today
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  1. Latin cariēs.

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  1. = French carie = Spanish caries = Portuguese carie, caries = Italian carie, from Latin caries (Middle Latin also caria), decay, properly a hard, dry decay, as of wood, bones, walls, etc.
 

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/ˈkeɪrɪiz/
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